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Great to be speak on Sky News UK Tonight earlier this week. Highlighting issues in Emergency Medicine and how Investment into health and social care will improve outcomes for our patients.
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Katja Empson
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Katja Empson
@KatjaEmpson
Emergency physician based in Cardiff, Wales. Working hard to make things better. World’s slowest triathlete. Very proud Mum to three awesome people.
Cardiff, Wales Katılım Haziran 2012
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@RCollEM @VP_Wales_RCEM Thank you- looking forward to the opportunity
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📢We are pleased to welcome Dr Katja Empson @KatjaEmpson to her new role as Vice Chair of RCEM Wales. Katja takes over from Dr Rob Perry, who has now been appointed as @VP_Wales_RCEM.
Welcome Katja, we wish you every success in your new role 🏴!
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Congratulations @hkmurch for being appointed EM Specialty Tutor for @cardiff_EU & @WalesEM Look forward to working with you, supporting EM training in Wales, and specifically @CV_UHB @cavmtc You’ll be fab! #makingEMgreat
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@kathryncharles_ Don’t let @JonesTheBosher know you called me an ICU consultant- thankfully I’m just Emergency Medicine!
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What’s the feeling on the frontline? This on #seneddgate from ICU consultant @Drtmr
Tim Rogerson@Drtmr
@adrianmasters84 @kathryncharles_ They should all resign - we’ve had a guts full, and this is the kick in the teeth we don’t need from our political ‘leaders’ 😡 They have zero credibility encouraging lockdown compliance in Wales whilst having a cheeky beer at the work bar 🍻 #NotInThisTogether
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Chest and head injuries cause particular concern for our patients. However, if you feel like you can still use the phone, and it's not a 999 emergency, please #PhoneFirst and call #CAV247.
Emergency Consultant Tim tells why it's safe to do so 👇
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CPD points from @RCoANews now approved! Join @dalecgardiner @JillFeatherston and I for an webinar on how to use practical ethics (might be useful in the current circumstances...) 26th Jan 1830 anaesthetists.org/Home/Education…
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Unless there has been a coincidental 50% rise in ICU admissions for other reasons (narrator: there hasn’t twitter.com/john_actuary/s…), the only explanation for an unprecedented surge in ICU occupancy this winter is people who are there *because they caught Covid*.
John Roberts@john_actuary
Admissions due to heart conditions are well down, as are strokes, although the latter is less marked. A better understanding of what is causing this reduction would be of interest - to a layperson it's not obvious that there would be any misclassification at admission. 7/12
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We can also address claims like "hospitals are always full in winter", or "it’s just people who were already in hospital for other reasons catching Covid on the ward"
Here are numbers of people in ICU beds (for any reason) in London hospitals, each winter
Spot the odd one out
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NEW: a common response to reports of hospitals struggling this winter is "it’s no different to a bad flu season!"
I’ve tracked down historical data on flu ICU admissions, including winter 2017-18, a record high.
Here’s how England’s Covid winter compares to a bad flu season 📹
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Definitely true at @cardiff_EU
James D Chalmers@ProfJDChalmers
For the record Junior doctors are the unsung heroes of this pandemic. Working all across our hospitals (and in primary care). Constantly having to adapt to new wards, new situations, ever changing rotas and a new disease. Working incredibly hard. Unbelievable professionalism 👏
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@bennoivory Thanks @bennoivory - heartily recommend this event to all colleagues- @cardiff_EU - great opportunity
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As has been pointed out by @KatjaEmpson , the original flyer has the wrong date! 26th January at 1830. Register here anaesthetists.org/Home/Education…
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On 26th January @NHSBT and @Assoc_Anaes present the 4th in a series of FREE webinars. This month showcases a practical approach to ethical decision making. Aimed at ALL clinical staff, not just those involved in donation. Register here tinyurl.com/y4nvk9ol
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@cardiff_EU always a great team. Thanks for your support @CAV_LenRichards
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@BrianwDolan I admit - your shoes are what I remember most from our meetings!
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A simple, honest reason why I wear my blue suede shoes is I really like them and they're really comfy.
What's extra lovely is in every one of 5-6 shops I went into earlier, staff or customers struck up a joyous conversation about them; all of us full of warmth afterwards 💙💙
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@JessicaNotzing1 There is never a reason not to buy a new bike - if you can- just do. Enjoy it!
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10 weeks ago. I set out to lose 15 kg. If I lost 15 kg, I would buy myself a new bike.
Currently I have lost 11kg. Given the bike supply crisis (and not being able to get one until at least February) Should I just go out and buy myself that bike!? I should shouldn’t I?
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Very true! Patience, kindness and understanding are almost always more useful that a list of blood tests and X-rays!
Dr. Farbod MBBCh FRCEM@EmergencyBod
To all junior doctors working in the Emergency Department: I know it's busy and stressful but please be courteous to your colleagues, the nurses & support staff, but especially your patients. For 99.9% attending ED is the most significant thing they're doing that day. Be kind.
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@cardiff_EU pleasure to show you round.
stuart walker@drstuartwalker
Been in our ED this afternoon with Steve Curry our COO. Thanks to Wayne and Katja for hosting us. Very impressed with how the staff have been coping in exceptionally difficult circumstances, and continue to provide high quality compassionate care. Thank you to all our staff.
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